Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: Electoral democracy index
Nicaragua
0.151
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.148
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
154th
Turkmenistan rank
156th
Electoral democracy index over time
- Nicaragua
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.151 against 0.148 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 154th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 176 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0998 | 0.035 | 0.0648 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0.0998 | 0.0735 | 0.0263 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.1368 | 0.1084 | 0.0284 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.1422 | 0.1123 | 0.0299 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.129 | 0.1085 | 0.0205 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.1401 | 0.0959 | 0.0442 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0.1525 | 0.1043 | 0.0482 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0.1743 | 0.0951 | 0.0792 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.1693 | 0.1068 | 0.0625 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.2788 | 0.1225 | 0.1563 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.6648 | 0.1508 | 0.514 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.5454 | 0.0923 | 0.4531 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.321 | 0.1451 | 0.1759 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1713 | 0.1488 | 0.0225 | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy index, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?
- Nicaragua, at 0.151 against 0.148 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 0.003, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Turkmenistan rank globally for electoral democracy index?
- Nicaragua ranks 154th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.